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Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Lids / Orbit / Lacrimal System:
 • Blepharitis
 • Stye
Atraumatic Red Eye - Differential ... Orbital Cellulitis Ocular ... Subconjunctival Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Vision Loss - Differential ... Chronic: - Cornea ... Cataracts - Macula: Macular ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Red Eye - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
Redness in the eye can be caused by many conditions and
Red Eye - Differential ... Episcleritis Ocular ... Conjunctivitis #ocular ... #differential # ... diagnosis #ophthalmology
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Vision Loss: • Corneal ... thrombosis, Temporal arteritis ... detachment or hemorrhage ... #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Chronic Vision Loss by Anatomic Location - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cornea:
 • Keratoconus
 • Stromal Scaring
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Anatomic Location - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Cornea ... Micro-aneurysms, Hemorrhage ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
Diplopia - Double Vision - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Clinical Pearls:
 • Diplopia is almost always binocular.
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Double Vision - Differential ... • Neurologic ... Functional • Corneal ... Trauma • Subdural Hemorrhage ... #Ophthalmology
Photophobia and Headache - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Why?
• The coexistence of photophobia and headache suggests the potential
hypothalamus, and visual cortex ... Non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage ... glaucoma - Ocular ... #diagnosis #ophthalmology ... #Neurology
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Persistent Ductus Arteriosis ... Enterocolitis (NEC) Neurologic ... Intraventricular Hemorrhage ... Impairments (NDI) Ophthalmology ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... (Cornelia NEJM ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... High spike and rapid ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... Leptospirosis • Viral hemorrhagic